The magnificent Kohinoor diamond, too, came from here. It is rumoured to have been the eye of an idol in Warangal during the Kakatiya times. When the Kakatiya kingdom was attacked and ransacked by Malik Kafur, the general of the Delhi Sultan Allauddin Khilji in 1310 CE, he carried away the Kohinoor with him, and it later passed on to the Mughals as part of the Delhi treasury. It later changed hands again, reaching the Punjab rulers and finally the British monarchy, with whom it sits today.
